On Dec. 13, 2012, a Chinese spacecraft flew by the asteroid Toutatis. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] ...

NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...

Asteroids are no longer just celestial curiosities on a telescope chart; they are emerging as test beds for a new resource ...

A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...

Unlike YR4, finding earlier observations of 3I/ATLAS to model where it might have come from was easier said than done. During ...

The asteroid with international designation 336877, discovered by the Nanjing-based Purple Mountain Observatory of the ...

Recent research suggests that small, carbon-rich asteroids could be invaluable economic and scientific resources, offering ...

Scientists are decoding fragile meteorites to uncover which small asteroids could become future treasure troves for space exploration.

Telescopes across the globe will track it so that astronomers can determine its exact location and make predictions about ...

With 3I/ATLAS slated to make its Earth tour in two days, amateur photographers and astronomers alike are scrambling to catch ...

On December 19, avid skywatchers can catch a glimpse of the mysterious visitor through powerful binoculars or a telescope ...

With 3I/ATLAS days away from making its closest approach to Earth, agencies worldwide are conducting the largest and most ...